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Corbin Police investigating vandalism at 312 boat ramp picnic area

Corbin Police are asking for the public’s help to find the individual(s) responsible for the vandalism at the picnic area at the Ky. 312 boat ramp. Police say the incident occurred between the hours of midnight and 8 a.m. Monday. Rail fences were torn apart and set on fire. A...

Whitley deputies investigating vandalism at Gatliff cemetery

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help to find the individual(s) responsible for the vandalism at a Gatliff area cemetery. According to Sheriff’s Colan Harrell, deputies were called to Rose Creek Cemetery on May 22 after caretakers discovered 25 to 30...

Whitman Branch Shooting Range reopening Friday

Three months after it was closed to the public because of repeated vandalism, the Whitman Branch Shooting Range near Laurel River Lake is slated to reopen. Officials with the Daniel Boone National Forest announced that the newly renovated facility off of Ky. 1193 would be...

Forest Service closes local shooting range for repairs following vandalism

After months of recurring vandalism, the London Ranger District has closed a popular recreation area until safety repairs can be completed. The Whitman Branch Shooting Range near Laurel River Lake was closed this week due to extensive damages at the site. “Due to inappropriate...
Posted On 24 Jul 2017
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Corbin Police investigating overnight vandalism at Wyatt’s Auto Cleaning

Corbin Police were called to Wyatt’s Auto Cleaning on North Main Street Tuesday morning after someone apparently broke into a vending machine and a car parked on the lot. Owner Jennifer Wyatt said when she arrived the Coke machine had been overturned and was lying in the...

Vandals do $750 damage outside downtown Corbin store and restaurant; reward offered

A downtown Corbin restaurant, and interior design and jewelry store owner is offering a $400 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person, or people, responsible for vandalism overnight Friday. Shae Hensley, co-owner of House of S&J and Seasons Restaurant, said Friday...

Vandals damage Williamsburg parks

When Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison was a teacher and school officials were trying to find out who was responsible for something bad that happened at school, he used to tell his students, “I know somebody saw them. I know somebody saw something.” Then he told his...
Posted On 04 May 2016

London man vandalizes judicial center

A London man has been ordered to pay the Whitley County Fiscal Court $600 restitution for damaging a holding cell door at the Whitley County Judicial Center on April 4. Zachary Turner, 19, pleaded guilty during his arraignment Thursday afternoon to a charge of third-degree...
Posted On 19 Apr 2016
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